Combination fruit press, potato masher, and strainer



June 16, 1925. r Y 1,542,322 M. A. ROLLMAN COMBINATION FRUIT PRESS, POTATO MASHER, AND STRAINBR' Original Filed Sept. 25, 1920 ea ear horizontal Patented June 16, 1925 IdililiEi A; :aloitiihit, ()1; Month (Iota ,Peaaeetvmm.

Be it known that I', H MAE, a eifizen of the United-,States oi America; and a resident of Mountloy; county of Lancaster", State 0*]? Pefiisymma, have invented certain ape useful Imrevmients in a Comhinatioif- Fruit- .Pres's, jomw 'luassei; ariastrairierg of vvl lithe fefliwirfg is a" full and- 1 ifspec'ific'atioril Tlie ob jj ect" of this jiriv'entionis to" pro vale in a singf ulifi r utensilf ai Mawmaster" or nicer; a fiu' t press a d a stfaiflei, are the invent'rii j on ists ofcrta i finovel featiiies'fef' constructi cembinatin vvitli part's iherifiaftes described and claimed? Fig? isle veitieal 's'ectitiffal viewor the same;

Fi a, is talsectiem .Fig. 4 is a detail perspecti ve view" of tli 'beatrifi bracketi 1 1; I p

In: the" areas; entered; a designates a main eup lrke" vess'el were is aesiael tii ispieviaeaatone of corners w tl a diirirrg S am b, a stra r e-Beifig f vided in" the talk, of the" vessel inpo si *ionas to margaritas-e with. spout This vessel its top openaiid s eet p mw w a a; wb fee other parts "of the device; age renew! frq'rii it, it maybe used as arr ereifiary t'ril' cup east-sealer: Mounted within the clip a mapper ('7, open "66p and" Having its bottom Wall as Well as its side Walls perforated and being triangular V in horizontal section to conform to the shape of the main cup. This hopper is supported at a distance above the bottom of the main cup, and it is sufiicientlysmaller than the main cup to provide a space all around its three walls.

This hopper is supported within the cup by means of a handle 6 at its front side and by means of a pair of pins 7 at its rear side, these pins entering a pair of holes shoulders abut against the rear wall of the o cup. The handle e is aifi xed rigidly to the MIKJHAEL' A. Roi-n a which.

' 1' hopped detac'liabl y within the cup by means of a latch '71: fastened to the 7 dhei by simply pre'ssfingitli upper end of 7 tl e -l aftchrbrwardI- te e1 from the Handle v of sfieetmetal reward "effd being bitargeted and' lieiit so. as" w Ht'agai'iis't and same; we" ar a fa a rauor the nicely to this simple and efi'ct'i ve" way of fastening the handle thereto. 1 V fil -tige f ewera in li k i rr and is meveu up ahdfldb wn by means" of handlefil pivotally mounted o thelieqser; The plungeieofisists" off; a sttbstalnti all lytri plate sheet metal rangits ges; been 'u ea maaes or the 81a edges" bani-g: amed e the hopper by means of a supporting plate (if gihtii'i'zohtal piyot o; l This s rigidly fastened to the rear Wall of the v hopper-and carrying at its lower end, integrally, the aforesaid supporting pins f.

As a fruit press, it will be observed that the fruit is placed in the hopper, then the lever l is forced downwardlyto squeeze the rated bottom and side Walls of the hopper, the cup catching the juice and enabling it to be strained when poured out through the strainer-spout b, In manipulating the fruit between the plunger and the perfoand sutliciently close together to be grasped in one hand. I

The fruit-pressing mechanism may be removed, as heretofore stated, by simply unlatching the latch 71 and lifting the implementoff the cup, when the cup may be used alone as an ordinary strainer, and the removed mechanism may be used for mashing or ricing potatoes. A further conversion of the implement may be made by re moving the plunger and its operating lever Z from the hopper, this being done by simply slipping the handlel off the pivots a", the slots 9 permitting this to be readily done. When the plunger and its handle are thus disconnected from the hopper, the hopper may then be used as an ordinary dipper-like strainer. 7

It is desirable, as stated, to have the cup and the hopper triangular in form. This is desirable for a number of reasons. It provides at one of the rear corners of the cup or main vessel a handy spout, and the rear straight walls both of the cup and the hopper afford a substantial support for the pins f and the pivots 7'. V v ,7

The nature and scope of the invention having been thus indicated and its preferred embodiment having been specifically described,.what is claimed as new is: i

1. As a new article of manufacture, a culinary utensil combining in one a fruit press, potato ricer and strainer embodying a. two-part handle, a perforated hopper, and an, imperforate detachable cup having a bearing on the lower member of said handle.

2. As a new article of manufacture, 'a culinary utensil combining in one a fruit press, potato. ricer and strainer embodying a main cup, a perforated hopper provided with a handle and detachably mounted Within the cup, and a lever mounted detachably on the hopper and carrying a plunger adapted to work in said hopper.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a

culinary utensil combining in one a fruit press, potato ricer and strainer, said utensil embodying a cup and a hopper detachably mounted therein, both the cup and the hopper being triangular in horizontal sec tion and one of the rear corners of the cup being provided with a strainer spout.

4. A utensil consisting of a cup and a handled hopper having a perforated bottom, means being provided for supporting the hopper within the cup and a latch being provided for looking it therein, and a plunger adapted to work in the hopper while it is mounted within the cup.

5. A utensil combining a main cup, a hopper detachably supported therein and provided with strainer openings and with a handle, means for supporting and latching the hopper within the cup, said means embodying a latch at the front end of the cup, a pair of supporting pins attached to the rear end of the hopper and adapted to engage holes in the wall of the cup, and a plunger and lever mounted on the hopper and detachable therefrom.

6. A culinary utensil embodyinga perforated hopper having rigidly attached thereto one member of a two-part handle, another member of said two-part handle pivotally mounted on the hopperandcarrying a plunger adapted to work in the hopper, and an imperforate cup surrounding the lower part of the hopper and detaohably latched thereto.

7. A culinary utensil combining a perforated hopper, a lever pivotally mounted on the back wall thereof and extending forwardlyand carrying a plunger, said hopper being provided also with a forwardly-extending rigid handle-member, and an imperforate cup surrounding the lower part of the hopper and provided with a latch engaging said rigid handle-member, means being provided for detachably locking the rear wall of said imperforate cup to the rear wall of the hopper.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. V

' MICHAEL A. ROLLMAN. 

